Maritime Archives — Page 58 of 136

October 29, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA DG Lists Incentives To Boost Nigeria’s Maritime Sector

The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh, on Thursday said the Federal Government is working on reviving the national shipping fleet with carriage rights of up to 50 per cent of all state-owned cargoes. Jamo made...

October 24, 2021 No Responses

NPCC Seeks Support For Single Window At Nigeria’s ports

The Chairman, Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC), Otunba Kunle Folarin has called for the establishment of the National Single Window at the nation’s seaports. Otunba Folarin made the call when he led the Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NP...

October 22, 2021 No Responses

TotalEnergies Receives New LNG Carrier

Japanese shipping major, NYK Line, has delivered Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier, LNG Endeavour to French energy giant, TotalEnergies. According to World Maritime report, the LNG carrier is equipped with a WinGD X-DF diesel engine that can...

October 22, 2021 No Responses

Another Shell’s Tanker Joins Signal Maritime Pool

Signal Maritime, the Signal Group’s shipping arm, has taken commercial management of MT Silver London, the new Shell’s medium-range (MR) tanker, increasing the pool’s fleet size to 15. The addition of the energy major’s tonnage as well ...

October 21, 2021 No Responses

TotalEnergies Accused Of Downplaying Climate Risks

French oil company TotalEnergies knew at least 50 years ago about a link between burning fossil fuels and global warming, researchers have said. An article from 1971 in the company’s magazine, Total Information, mentioned partial melting of ice caps, res...

October 19, 2021 No Responses

NPA Upgrades Control Tower

The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is poised to ensure optimal utilisation of its facilities across the nation’s seaports, Acting Managing Director, Mohammed Bello-Koko has said. He made this known in a statement on Monday ...

October 19, 2021 No Responses

“Transfer Of Overtime Cargoes To Ikorodu Not Customs’ Responsibility“

The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has said that the transfer of overtime cargoes from the ports to the government warehouse in Ikorodu is not the responsibility of Customs but the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Recall that...

October 19, 2021 No Responses

Piracy Drops In Gulf Of Guinea, Nigerian Waters, Says IMB

The International Maritime Bureau (IBM), has said that cases of piracy incidents in the first nine months of 2021 were the lowest reported in 17 years. It noted that at the other end of the scale, 51 crew members were...

October 18, 2021 No Responses

Edo Appoints CPCS Transaction Adviser For Benin River Port

Edo State has appointed port logistics and infrastructure firm, CPCS transaction advisers for Benin River Port. This was made known at the maiden Nigeria International Maritime Summit (NIMS) recently held in Lagos with the session theme “Achieving ...

October 16, 2021 No Responses

Jime Decries Infrastructure Gap In Nigeria’s Maritime Domain

The Executive Secretary /Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) Mr Emmanuel Jime, has decried a general infrastructure gap in the country’s maritime domain.Jime said this when Presidents of Shippers’ Association in Jos, Benue, Niger an...

October 13, 2021 No Responses

Jime Inaugurates Committee To Tackle High Shipping Cost In Africa

The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Emmanuel Jime, has inaugurated a committee of experts to help tackle high shipping cost within the Africa sub-region. Jime inaugurated the committee at the&...

October 1, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Reiterates Support For Deep Blue Project

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday reiterated the Federal Government commitment to secure the country’s waters and the Gulf of Guinea through the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, also known as the Deep Blue Project.&nbs...

September 30, 2021 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Implores Kaduna Inland Dry Port On Exports For TBL Issuance

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has urged the Kaduna Inland Dry Port Ltd. (KIDPL) to engage exporters to ensure the issuance of Through Bill of Lading (TBL) for cargoes at the port. Mr Bala Adamu, the Chief Operating Officer of...

September 29, 2021 No Responses

NPA Inaugurates Anti – Corruption Unit

The Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA) in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences, ICPC, On Tuesday inaugurated an Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (NPA- ACT) saddled with the responsibility of eliminating corruptio...